Madam Sec­re­tary

A politi­cian’s life is never dull and the closer you are to the top, the more com­pli­cated, un­avoid­able dirty drama there is, as US Sec­re­tary of State El­iz­a­beth McCord (Téa Leoni, right) learns once again tonight. As she pre­pares for the ar­rival of Ira­nian Pres­i­dent Shi­raz to sign a nu­clear treaty, she un­cov­ers a top se­cret plot to as­sas­si­nate him on United States soil led by her for­mer friend, Juliet (Ni­laja Sun). El­iz­a­beth must not only deal with the mur­der plot, but she also has hu­man rights ac­tivists protest­ing due to Iran’s plans to stone a gay citizen to death. It’s hard work be­ing US Sec­re­tary of State, that’s for sure.